AN ACT CONVERTING THE RIZAL MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN DAPITAN CITY INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, UNDER THE FULL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE DR. JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• Number: Republic Act No. 8200
• Sections: 5

Section 1

SECTION 1. The Rizal Memorial District Hospital in the City of Dapitan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is hereby converted to a tertiary hospital to be known as the Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The said general hospital shall have the capabilities of a tertiary hospital, increasing its bed capacity to two hundred (200) beds and shall be under the direct administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).

Section 3

SEC. 3. The Department of Health shall formulate the necessary guidelines for its operation as a tertiary hospital.

Section 4

SEC. 4. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 5

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, July 30, 1996.